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Karatsu or Takatori Tea Caddy

Artist/Maker
Date19th century
MediumGlazed stoneware and ivory lid
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 2 in. (7 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles L. Freer
Object number1912.90A-B
Status
On view
ProvenanceCharles L. Freer [1854-1919], Detroit, MI; by gift 1912 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Japanese Art and Drama
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 6, 1996 - March 2, 1997 )
Chinese and Japanese Art from Antiquity to the Present
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 17, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
Asian Art and the Allen: American Collectors in the Early 20th Century
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 19, 2014 - July 12, 2015 )
Collections
  • On View
  • Asian